Vehicle-body.



No. 818,846. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

W. W. OGDEN 6L W. C. YELTON.

VEHICLE BODY. APPLICATION FILED 001118,1905` 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

'Y fief/fl No. 818,846. PATENTED APB. 24, 1906. W. W. OGDEN L W. C. YBLTON.

VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.18,19o5.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2` TED STATES FAT-ENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. OGDEN, OF OHATHAM, ND WALTER G. YELTON, OF NEW- ARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO J. M. QUINBY & CO., OF NEWARK,

NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-BODY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

To all/whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, WILLIAM W. OGDEN, a resident of Chatham, in the county of Morris, and WALTER C. YELTON, a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Body, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

With the recent advances in the art of makin carriage, automobile, and other vehcle bo ies several new roblems have arisen. The use of sheet-metafplates for the panels has rendered necessary certain departures from the long-established customs. The devices, however, Which have heretofore been resorted to for the pur ose of securing aluminium and other meta plates to the frame have not been entirely satisfactory. One of the most approved ways of joinin the edges ofthese plates is by the use of a at strip to cover the joint held by screws extending throu h it from the outside. This strip is llexibfe and gives little, if any, port to the plates. It is slightly bent or buckled where the screws. are passed through it, and when they are tightened the screwheads present an uneven surface, which it is almost impossible to entirely conceal by dressing. The strips, therefore, are uneven from the buckling and have indentations which, even if they do not show When the surface is first finished, will always present an unsightly appearance after any considerable use. These structures are also not entirely water-tight, and it is well known that if a drop of water enters between one of these strips and the panel it will establish a Way for the entrance 'of additional moisture and will result in a rotted frame at a point which may be concealed from View, and consequently the damage may be very extensive before it is discovered.

The principal objects of our invention are to provide a new means for joining either aluminium, steel, copper, or any other metal panels together and to the wooden frames of vehicle-bodies in such a Way as to obviate all of these objections-in other words, to provide an absolutely Waterproof shell,`add to the stiffness andV r1 dity of the structure, and to afford an abso utely smooth and uniform outer surface for the shell and for the adjoining strip. These objects we accomadditional sup.

plish by certain simple im rovements in the frame and joint-strip which so co'perate with eaph other as to accomplish the desired resu t.

Reference is to be had to the accompany- ,ing drawings, formin a part of this specification, in'which simi ar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of a part of an automobile-body, showing how our invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the frame, on an enlarged scale; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are transverse sectionalviews of three different forms of covering-strips for the joints, all coming Within the scope o our invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, in which we have for convenience illustrated a portion of an automobile-body, there are a number of panels a, formed of aluminium, steel, copper, or-other sheet metal. These panels are joined at their edges by means of joint-strips b, c, d, and e, which in the particular form of vehicle shown assume several different shapes. These strips, while of different shapes and crosssections, all follow one general principle, as they are each made with a projection 10, extending centrally to the rear from the body of the strip. They are also each provided with flanges l1, extending to the rlght and left Vfrom the central rear projection. These flanges are of different forms in the different st les of strips, according to the position w ich they are to occupy. In the strip b'they extend substantially atright angles to the projection, but are slightly concaved on the surface 12 for a urpose to be described. In the strip c, whirili is substantially like b, except for size, the same vconditions apply. In the strip d the same thing is true upon one. side but on the other side there is an additional projection 13, 'extending at an obtuse angle from the main body of the strip. This is provided for the purpose of protecting the corner oi' the body. In the strip e, which is also a corner-strip, the two rojections 11", extending from the main bo y, are substantially at right angles to each other, but concaved, so as to form a tight joint. This strip is designed, as shown in Fig. 1, to be placed directly on a `corner of the body.

The body is providei'with a frame consisting of wooden members 14. Each of these wooden members is provided with a longitudinal groove 1'5, preferably located in the center of its face and of such form as to receive the rejections 10. When the parts are assem led, the panels a are placed on the Wooden frame With their edges flush with the edges of the groove 15. Then the proper strip is 'placed in position and screws'l alpplied through the Wooden frame from t e rear to enter the strip and securely hold it in position. B constructing the device in. this manner vit lbe seen that the projection on the rear of the strip acts as a strengtheningrib in addition to the fact that it' projects into the groove in the -frame solas to rigidly hold the strip against flexion. Also it forms an abutment against'l which the edges of the sheet-metal plates rest and limits their position in this respect. it also securely holds them on account of thisfact. Moreover, the rib is of such form as to prevent the flexion or buckling of the strip when the screws are applied, and the groove in the frame assists 1n olding all the parts in rigid position. It will be` seen that the concave surface 12 permits the edges of the strip to rest tightly on the surfaces of the anels, and thus assists in providing for an a solutely tight joint.

Bodies of carriages, automobiles, and other vehicles constructed in this manner are-provided with a joint which is perfectly stiff, affording means for securi the strip firmly in positionwithout bend ing itin any observable degree or resenting any irregularity upon its outer sur ace. It also affords a perfectly Water-tight joint, and a molding is secured which cannot possibly get 'out of true and which presents a perfectly smooth surface that is easily dressed and that will not show' anything except a smooth exterior when subjected to Wear.' The moldings are constructed of various sizes and shapes, according to the joints which they are to cover. When they are in lace, the joints where they intersect each ot er are soldered or braz'ed, so that the Whole exterior of the shell presents a metal surface without any exterior fastening Whatever. This insures a great increase in durability, because absolutely no Water can reach the interior wood frame.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent* j 1. A vehicle-bod having a wooden frame, a metal shell, said s ell consisting of aplurality of selparated panels and the frame comprising e ements located behind the joints between the panels and having grooves corresponding with said joints, and a molding or strip locatedv on the outside'of each joint and projecting into the groove in a corresponding part of the frame.

2. -A vehicle-bod y havin a wooden frame,

y'a shell consisting of 'a -plnra ity of sheet-metal anels, the frame comprlsing elements located behind the joints between the panels and having grooves corresponding With said joints, the edges of the grooves being ilush with the edges of said plates, and a metal molding having a concave inner surface located on the outside of each 'oint and projecting into the groove in the ame. v

3. A vehicle-body having a Wooden frame,

. a metal shell, said shell consisting of a plurality of separated panels .and the frame comprising e ements located behind the joints between the panels and. having grooves corresponding with' said joints, and a molding o r strip located on the outside of each joint; saidV molding being provided with a longitudinal projection engaging the edges of the plates and fitting in the grooves, and means extending from the back of the frame for securing the molding to the frame.

4. A vehicle-bod having a Wooden frame, a metal shell, said s ell consisting of a plurality of separated panels and the frame comprising elements located behind the joints between the panels and having grooves corresponding with said joints, and a molding or.

strip located on the outside of each joint; the molding having a longitudinal rojection extending into the groove in the rame, flanges adapted to clampl the panels between the molding and frame,v and screws passing through the wooden frame and into said proj ections for holding the molding firmly inposition.

5. A molding for covering joints between the panels of a vehicle, comprising a metal Slate having a concave under side, a longituinal projection extending from the inner portion of said concavity at right angles to the body of the plate, the concave surface eX- tending from the projection'in substantially opposite directions and another projection extending from one side of the plate at an obtuse angle to the main bodythereof.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. W. OGDEN. WALTER C. YELTON. Witnesses:

HENRY D. OGnnN, HERBERT STRONG.

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